Convergence Archive

Google just finished the keynote that started their yearly Google I/O event and (as expected) there were no big announcements or updates for Google TV. But with Android 4.2.2 Google TV did receive the much needed update to compete with platforms

Netflix will release all episodes of Arrested Development on May 26th. Watch the new trailer!

YouTube Introduces Paid Channels for Content Partners but will it be able to convince average YouTube users to pay? And are they competing with Hulu and Netflix?

YouTube is no longer a website with user generated videos but a database with professional content getting ready to compete with TV's ad dollars.

Can indie TV making change an industry? The TV Reset Project want to connect independent artist with an online audience and create a platform that allows aspiring TV makers to produce a web TV series.

On September 12th the Digital Marketing Exposition and Conference (DMexco) was held in Cologne, Germany. DMexco is an international expo & conference for the digital industry with a focus on online marketing, (re)targeting, tracking, digital content, mobile marketing, and advertising. SmartTV:

Microsoft and National Geographic worked together to create a new TV experience for kids by integrating Xbox360 Kinect technology with traditional Nat Geo Wild programming resulting in "Kinect Nat Geo TV".

During the IBC 2012 session 'The Great Connected Television Debate: Will The Internet Be The End Of Television As We Know It? (IBC 2012)' two teams were speaking for and against this will debate whether the emergence of video devices